Research Questions - Researching Readers Online

The aims of the research (in order of priority) are as follows:

To discover how the digital revolution has impacted on reading and response
To explore the uses of digitally gathered data for academic researchers, teachers and the creative industries
To build and develop collaborations with researchers working on studies of readers both in the UK and internationally
To analyse what data on readers is currently available digitally
To analyse what activities readers engage in online and by means of digital technologies
To establish whether these activities potentially enhance or contribute to the understanding and interpretation of literary texts
To examine the ethical and legal implications of using online data
To use empirical and quantitative methodologies to analyse reader activity and behaviour
To create a survey of existing studies of readers, including cross-disciplinary approaches

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